Obama was actually supposed to mention Google in his acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention, but at the last minute he switched to referencing Jobs. He said: “We believe that a little girl who’s offered an escape from poverty by a great teacher or a grant for college could become the next Steve Jobs.”

A week earlier, Romney had said: “Usually, it doesn't work out exactly as you might have imagined. Steve Jobs was fired at Apple. He came back and changed the world.”